Libertarian Bashing

[Free Palestine]

I have a question: why is it necessary to bash libertarians and take so much valuable time to criticize their ideology, if they're just some loonatic fringe comparable to neo-Nazis?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     It makes the bashers feel good about themselves. Pay them no mind.

[k-onmmunist]

Because they're scared of how true most of our beliefs are.

[dead0man]

I thought Lief stopped posting in libertarian related threads?

[k-onmmunist]

I thought Lief stopped posting in libertarian related threads?

That would be too good to be true. jfern, Lief etc. need to though... they don't have a clue what libertarianism is.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Who the hell is bashing Libertarians ? Don't know if you noticed but the whole forum has become quite libertarian-sympathetic in recent months.

[Lunar]

Libertarians are obviously a very persecuted group here on Atlas. 

(You'd think they would be the last ones demanding solidarity group hugs and telling each other that those bullies are just doing it because they're jealous)

[Conservative frontier]

Libertarians are liberals.

[perdedor]

Libertarians are liberals.

Assuming that you are using an American definition of liberal, lawl.

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

I have a question: why is it necessary to bash libertarians and take so much valuable time to criticize their ideology, if they're just some loonatic fringe comparable to neo-Nazis?

Because Libertarians come off as arrogant.

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

Because they're scared of how true most of our beliefs are.

more proof of libertarian arrogance.

[TheGreatOne]

Some of them are complete lunatics.  About half of them think they're libertarian when they aren't, and some of the people that libertarians associate with are extremists, who hate Jews, blacks and Hispanics.  I went to a Libertarian meeting close to my town and half the members believed the images of the Haulocaust were all fabricated and that George Bush and the Jews planned 9/11.  That's why I have always been scared of their movement.  It seems to generate alot of radicals.

[TheGreatOne]

Libertarians are liberals.

How?

[Earth]

I have a question: why is it necessary to bash libertarians and take so much valuable time to criticize their ideology, if they're just some loonatic fringe comparable to neo-Nazis?

Because the ideology is worth criticizing considering the number that call themselves 'libertarian'. A lot mistaken assumptions, and foolishness.

[Scam of God]

I have a question: why is it necessary to bash libertarians and take so much valuable time to criticize their ideology, if they're just some loonatic fringe comparable to neo-Nazis?

Because the ideology is worth criticizing considering the number that call themselves 'libertarian'. A lot mistaken assumptions, and foolishness.

And a lot of self-stereotyping. For most libertarians, the ideology ends at the market.

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

they are condescending, arrogant, and pretend that their small ideology is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. Even if they agree with someone they may claim "you are not liberal/conservative enough"! If any Libertarian ever managed to get in a conversation with me on the street while coming off as a self-righteous prick they better pray not to piss me off.

[k-onmmunist]

Because they're scared of how true most of our beliefs are.

more proof of libertarian arrogance.

Give it a rest. Capitalism works. Socialism doesnt.

[Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand.]

Because they're scared of how true most of our beliefs are.

more proof of libertarian arrogance.

Give it a rest. Capitalism works. Socialism doesnt.

hey well right now i think we live in a capitalist society and I think that our government is supportive of capitalism so can you lay off the name calling please.

[ilikeverin]

Who the hell is bashing Libertarians ? Don't know if you noticed but the whole forum has become quite libertarian-sympathetic in recent months.

The entire forum has always been libertarian-sympathetic.

[dead0man]

they are condescending, arrogant, and pretend that their small ideology is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. Even if they agree with someone they may claim "you are not liberal/conservative enough"! If any Libertarian ever managed to get in a conversation with me on the street while coming off as a self-righteous prick they better pray not to piss me off.

Yeah 'cause those people with other political ideologies are SO freaking open minded it's scary.  They never ever think they are right and others are wrong.

[Free Palestine]

they are condescending, arrogant, and pretend that their small ideology is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. Even if they agree with someone they may claim "you are not liberal/conservative enough"! If any Libertarian ever managed to get in a conversation with me on the street while coming off as a self-righteous prick they better pray not to piss me off.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[Sewer]

Capitalism works.

lol no

[Torie]

I thought it was moderate heroism that was bashed around here. Is it possible that everything is bashed by somebody at some point?  And if so, would that not be really shocking for well, a political site? 

[SPC]

they are condescending, arrogant, and pretend that their small ideology is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. Even if they agree with someone they may claim "you are not liberal/conservative enough"! If any Libertarian ever managed to get in a conversation with me on the street while coming off as a self-righteous prick they better pray not to piss me off.

So is any debate "condescending", since the goal is the convince your opponent that you are right?

[Associate Justice PiT]

they are condescending, arrogant, and pretend that their small ideology is always right and that everyone else is always wrong. Even if they agree with someone they may claim "you are not liberal/conservative enough"! If any Libertarian ever managed to get in a conversation with me on the street while coming off as a self-righteous prick they better pray not to piss me off.

     Most people in any ideological group are self-righteous pricks, libertarians included. It's really just a tendency bred into many of us by this societal norm that tells us that tolerance for opposing viewpoints & unwillingness to make absolute statements are signs of weakness.